US EditionGreen Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election, pushing Labour into third place
Hannah Spencer won with 14,980 votes (41%) in a diverse constituency, with Labour falling to third amid a 47.6% turnout, signaling a shift in local political dynamics.
- On Friday, the Green Party won the Gorton and Denton by-election, with Hannah Spencer, local councillor and plumber, declared winner at the Manchester Central convention centre, marking the Greens' first parliamentary by-election victory and raising their total to five Commons seats.
- The contest developed into a three-way fight among Labour, Reform UK, and the Greens after Andrew Gwynne resigned on January 22, making the seat highly competitive.
- Vote tallies show the Greens on 14,980 with a 26.4% swing from Labour, Reform UK on 10,578, Labour on 9,364, and turnout at 47.62.
- Labour's relegation to third place raises fresh questions about Sir Keir Starmer's leadership, while Zack Polanski, Green leader, gains a political boost and Labour's anti-Reform claim weakens before May's local and devolved elections.
- As Labour endures a second by-election loss since 2024, analysts warn of broader political consequences, with Professor Sir John Curtice saying a 26.2% swing would cost Labour 399 seats and renewing scrutiny of Labour leadership's decision to block Andy Burnham.
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What Hannah Spencer’s historic win means for the Green party’s future
Thursday’s byelection in Gorton and Denton has been huge for the Green party of England and Wales, with Hannah Spencer pushing Reform’s Matt Goodwin into second place, and Labour into third. Having one extra MP in parliament may not seem like a big milestone, but this byelection win is record-breaking for the Greens. I believe it shows their potential to be a credible alternative to Labour. The Greens have never won a byelection before. They pol…
Workers' Party suffered defeat for the Green Party, on the left, in an area that dominated almost a century ago
It is a gossip for British Prime Minister Starmer: his Labour party has clearly lost the vote in Manchester - against a newcomer from the Greens. Observers even see the end of the British People's Party. By G. Biesinger.
In a post-election in northwestern England, Prime Minister Starmer's ruling Labour Party lost a seat in parliament.
Labour Has Been Bitten By its Own "Monster of Mass Harvesting Muslim Votes", Says Badenoch
Labour has been bitten by its own "monster of harvesting Muslim community bloc votes" in last night's by-election, Kemi Badenoch said today following the shock Green victory in a campaign blighted by sectarianism.
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